Both opponents and supporters of SMUD’s proposed Yolo County annexation may put dueling initiatives on the election ballot.

SMUD’s board of directors Thursday is expected to approve a resolution putting the annexation issue before Sacramento County voters in November.

But Ken Payne – president of the Sacramento County Taxpayer’s League, which opposes SMUD’s annexation – says they want a June election.

"One of the reasons that we’re continuing to go forward with this even though SMUD has indicated that they’re putting it to a vote of the people is that what SMUD giveth SMUD can taketh away, in other words, they could change their mind."

The Coalition for Reliable and Affordable Electricty – a PG&E backed lobbying group – has collected 52-thousand signatures to put the issue on the June ballot.